Dual battery charging set up and parallel battery winching
The current set up I have is the Crank battery and Aux battery and a Surge Power 1314 Battery Isolator to control the charging of the Aux battery.
The winch and caravan brake controller come of the Crank battery. Other items e.g. radio, sat phone fridge outlet come of the Aux battery.
What I want to do is link the Crank and Aux batteries in parallel when I winch. This is to cover the case where I can't sit in the cab and have my foot on the accelerator peddle, as my Patrol does not have a hand throttle.
The wiring is I suspect relative simple.
What I am not sure about is if I should use something like the Redarc Dual Sensing Smart Start SBI 12V 200A (SBI212D), or go for a 25A In-Vehicle Battery Charger/MPPT Regulator (BCDC1225).
I assume the battery charger system will charge both batteries better than using the SB1 unit.
I was told somewhere/some time ago that I had to isolate the Aux battery as I have a brake controller.
Does this mean I need both the SB1 and BCDC, or just the BCDC?
I realise that if I use a BCDC unit I have to disconnect its operation when winching in parallel.